A method provides camera adjustments based on eye gaze tracking and non-video contextual input. The method includes capturing, via a front facing camera, a face of a user and determining an eye gaze direction of the user based on a first image in a first image stream. The method includes receiving non-video input, determining, from the non-video input, one or more contexts related to a focus of the first user, and selecting a camera, at least partially based on the eye gaze direction and the one or more contexts. The method includes: generating at least one camera setting of a selected camera at least partially based on the first location and the context(s) determined from the non-video input; and activating the selected camera as an active camera, with the at least one camera setting, to capture a field of view that includes the focus of the first user.
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2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein to activate the selected rear facing camera, the at least one processor adjusts a directional setting of the selected rear facing camera using the generated at least one camera setting such that the selected rear facing camera focuses on the first location.
3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the at least one processor adjusts the directional setting to focus the selected rear facing camera on an object within the first location that is identified by the non-video communication input.
4. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein to adjust the active camera using the generated camera settings the at least one processor adjusts a zoom level of the rear facing camera to magnify captured images of the current location.
5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one rear camera comprises a plurality of rear cameras and to select the rear facing camera, the at least one processor selects the rear facing camera from among the plurality of rear facing cameras that optimally captures the first location within the field of view of the selected rear facing camera, and wherein the optimal camera settings allow a current eye gaze location to be optimally captured within the field of view.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein activating the selected rear facing camera comprises adjusting a directional setting of the selected rear facing camera using the generated at least one camera setting such that the selected rear facing camera focuses on an object within the first location that is identified by the non-video communication input.
11. The method of claim 9, further comprising adjusting a zoom level of the rear facing camera to magnify captured images of the current location using the generated camera settings.
12. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one rear camera comprises a plurality of rear cameras and selecting the rear facing camera comprises selecting the rear facing camera from among the plurality of rear facing cameras that optimally captures the first location within the field of view of the selected rear facing camera, wherein the optimal camera settings allow a current eye gaze location to be optimally captured within the field of view.
17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the program code for activating the selected rear facing camera comprises code for adjusting a directional setting of the selected rear facing camera using the generated at least one camera setting such that the selected rear facing camera focuses on an object within the first location that is identified by the non-video communication input.
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